This qualitative research study explores the experiences of elderly female Filipino immigrants. The research aims to provide a broader understanding of how immigrants adapt to life in America. The study intends to help ensure that the individual experiences of this under-researched group is heard and examined in-depth using the phenomenological methodology‚ which is exploratory in nature. | Eleven elderly female Filipino immigrants are the participants of the research‚ which uses face-to-face
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Characteristics of a Good Leader Becoming a leader is not as easy as it seems. It requires an accurate unification of a leadership characteristics and leadership skills. Not only leadership characteristics and skills are required‚ but there are also traits that a good leader should have. “If your actions create a legacy that inspires others to dream more‚ learn more‚ do more and become more‚ then‚ you are an excellent leader”‚ once Dolly Parton says about a good leader. Also‚ as what John C.
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07-Bickman-45636:07-Bickman-45636 7/28/2008 6:13 PM Page 214 CHAPTER 7 Designing a Qualitative Study Joseph A. Maxwell T raditionally‚ works on research design (most of which focus on quantitative research) have understood “design” in one of two ways. Some take designs to be fixed‚ standard arrangements of research conditions and methods that have their own coherence and logic‚ as possible answers to the question‚ “What research design are you using?” (e.g.‚ Campbell & Stanley
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Characteristics of an Effective Manager By Jamie Johnstone November 30‚ 2014 Human Services Administration Adeline Leon There are many characteristics of an effective manager. Many managers excel in many areas while lacking in others. As we grow and change‚ we will excel at times in some areas while continuing to improve in others. Here are the ten characteristics I can best relate to: Leadership which is in my opinion knowledge centered. It takes some learning to become a great leader. Some people
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there has been a rapid growth in interest in the theoretical side of Sport and Exercise. In this assignment I will be talking about the key issues in Research Methods for Sport and Exercise Sciences and focusing on two aspects in particular – Qualitative and Quantitative research. I will be giving examples and opinions of these methods and pointing out advantages and disadvantages backed up by references. Finally I will conclude‚ comparing the two and giving my opinion on which method of research
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Introduction Data can be defined as two values of levels of measurement (qualitative and quantities). Qualitative and quantitative data form the theory of scales by American psychologist Stanley Smith Stevens. Data can be words‚ numbers‚ figures‚ etc. The document that we are discussing contains many dates‚ percentages‚ numbers and words. For this statistical investigation‚ the document should contain sufficient data backing up statements. This gives the reader acknowledgement that sufficient
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John Smith was a seasoned veteran of survival and was not a professional writer. The second characteristic of Exploration Literature is written to a specific audience such as the king‚ queen‚ and the backers. These journals or texts specifically describe their lifestyles‚ daily struggles‚ and document important events. The third characteristic of Exploration Literature is that these texts are what literary historians call “history in the making.” In Smith’s text he
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Observing the Characteristics of Life In this activity‚ you’ll identify some observable characteristics (some not) of life in videos of various organisms and describe those characteristics. Review Remember that ALL living organisms are made up of CELLS! What are seven characteristics of living things? 1. Movement 2. Reproduction 3. Sensitivity 4. Growth 5. Respiration 6. Nutrients 7. Excretion If your teacher is displaying the
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The job characteristics model consists of five components which are skill variety‚ task identity‚ task significance‚ autonomy and feedback. These components affect factors such as performance‚ motivation‚ absenteeism ‚ turnover and satisfaction of the employees. The purpose is to increase performance‚ motivation and satisfaction of the employees and to decrease absenteeism and turnover. The job characteristics model is one of the most important attempt models to design jobs. This model is proposed
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Each person has different characteristics‚ but people living in the same countries tend to have some similar characteristics called the national character. Thus‚ there are unique characteristics which show national character from country to country. In terms of Japan‚ Japanese people have different way of thinking and sense of beauty from other countries. First‚ Japanese people have unique way of thinking. They tend to make much of harmony. For example‚ they prefer to act as groups‚ so they try
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